IllustrationDOOR LOCK ISSUE - ALL FOUR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS DO NOT FUNCTION, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN GOING OVER 15 MILES AN HOUR (A SAFETY FEATURE), IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED MANUALLY, IT WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. COULD BE HAZARDOUS IF NEEDING TO LEAVE THE CAR QUICKLY.
2012 Nissan Murano
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2012 Nissan Murano do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 110.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Murano years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
230–25K
1425–50K
1950–75K
1975–100K
22100–150K
0150K+
97 reports with mileage · 38 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
135 reportsI WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND THEN SAW PIECES OF THE SUNROOF FLYING BACK BEHIND US. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, WE LOOKED AT THE SUNROOF TO DETERMINE IT HAD SHATTERED AND BLOWN OFF. AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WE WERE TOLD SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, …
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I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND THEN SAW PIECES OF THE SUNROOF FLYING BACK BEHIND US. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, WE LOOKED AT THE SUNROOF TO DETERMINE IT HAD SHATTERED AND BLOWN OFF. AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WE WERE TOLD SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY HAD NO INTENTION OF DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
AFTER I STARTED MY VEHICLE AFTER FEW SECOND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER THEY FOUND OUT MY STEERING WHEEL FIRE HAZARD AND AIR BAG GOT DESTROYED.
2012 NISSAN TRANSMISSION CVT FAILURE AND NEEDING REPLACE. I WAS DRIVING AND MOVING FORWARD AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE ONLY MOVED AT 5MPH
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED 2 LETTERS FROM NHTSA RELATING TO MY VEHICLE HAVING AIR BAGS HAVING BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS.. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX MY VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED.
DEAD BATTERY AFTER 3 YEARS - 2 NEW BATTERIES INSTALLED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF EACH. THOUGHT WE HAD RECEIVED FAULTY BATTERIES. LAST ONE INSTALLED LASTED 1 1/2 YEARS. DEAD BATTERY AFTER 1 1/2 YEARS, NEW ONE INSTALLED DEAD IN 3 WEEKS.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. INDICATOR LIGHT UNDER HEATING/AIR CONDITION PANEL INDICATED BAG OFF ON PASSENGER SIDE DIAGNOSTIC SCAN REQUESTED FROM DEALER REVEALED THAT "OCCUPANT SENSOR UNIT FAILED." "RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF PASSSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM AND SENSORS AT A COST OF $3,563.13." NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TWIC…
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AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. INDICATOR LIGHT UNDER HEATING/AIR CONDITION PANEL INDICATED BAG OFF ON PASSENGER SIDE DIAGNOSTIC SCAN REQUESTED FROM DEALER REVEALED THAT "OCCUPANT SENSOR UNIT FAILED." "RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF PASSSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM AND SENSORS AT A COST OF $3,563.13." NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TWICE REJECTED MY REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR REPAIR, "BECAUSE IT WAS NOT LISTED IN THE CAMPAIGN" (RECALL LIST). MILEAGE WAS 69,772. UPDATED 03/16/17*LJ *CN
"TAKATA RECALL" ON JANUARY 6, 2017 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK GOING 59 NORTH JUST A LITTLE PASS 6 PM. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A BIG LOUD BOOM AS I MAKE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT LANE I NOTICE THAT MY SUNROOF IS MAKE A LOUD SOUND. I DIDN'T WANT TO PULL OVER SINCE I'M ALONE AND IT'S DARK. I MADE IT HOME AND I GET OUT OF THE…
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"TAKATA RECALL" ON JANUARY 6, 2017 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK GOING 59 NORTH JUST A LITTLE PASS 6 PM. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A BIG LOUD BOOM AS I MAKE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT LANE I NOTICE THAT MY SUNROOF IS MAKE A LOUD SOUND. I DIDN'T WANT TO PULL OVER SINCE I'M ALONE AND IT'S DARK. I MADE IT HOME AND I GET OUT OF THE SUV AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW MY FRONT SUNROOF GLASS IS BUSTED. THE NEXT DAY I CALL THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED SAID THEY CAN REPLACE IT SO I MAKE MY WAY IN JUST TO BE TOLD THEY CAN'T NOT BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE A ROCK HIT IT. AS I EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO VEHICLE AROUND ME I TOLD THEM HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. THEY TOLD ME SORRY BUT THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR OF MY SUNROOF. I HAD TO WAIT FOR MONDAY TO COME SO I CAN GET IT FIX. ATTACH ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE SUNROOF.
WHILE DRIVING, MY MURANO 2012 SUNROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY REASON. IT WAS A LOUD NOISE AND DID NOT KNEW WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER PULLING OVER I SAW THAT SUNROOF EXPLODED UPWARDS. THANK GOD THAT MY SUNROOF WAS CLOSED. SO ALL THE SHARDS DID NOT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND WAS SAFE BUT SCARED OF THIS TYPE OF EXPLOSION. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-44 EAST BOUND, AND SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRE, BUT ON GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND CHECKING I FOUND MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED AND THERE WAS A GAPING HOLE IN THE MIDDLE.
Official recalls
112V068000 · Tires:pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
Feb 22, 2012
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 MURANO AND ROGUE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2012. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138,TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A NON-ACTIVE TPMS CANNOT WARN A DRIVER THAT A TIRE IS UNDERINFLATED. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
Remedy: ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.